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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Stock-Based Compensation Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense before income taxes | $ 70.7 | $ 55.9 | $ 192.2 | $ 154.1
Income tax benefit | 14.9 | 18.4 | 40.0 | 50.3
Share-based compensation expense after income taxes | 55.8 | 37.5 | 152.2 | 103.8
Total cost of sales |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense before income taxes | 14.6 | 10.7 | 39.7 | 30.9
Total cost of sales | Cost of sales - products |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense before income taxes | 10.1 | 7.0 | 27.2 | 20.5
Total cost of sales | Cost of sales - services |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense before income taxes | 4.5 | 3.7 | 12.5 | 10.4
Selling, general and administrative |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense before income taxes | 35.9 | 30.0 | 98.1 | 82.3
Research and development |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense before income taxes | $ 20.2 | $ 15.2 | $ 54.4 | $ 40.9

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